A/N: Now Chapter 2 is here! This will be where Jasmine enters the story.
CHAPTER 2: THE NURSE'S VISIT
Falkner walked briskly through Ecruteak City. He was looking for the Ecruteak City Pokemon Center. He knew that the nurses would be there.
"Hmm," said Falkner, "I'm glad I'm getting some exercise. I'm not good at running. I spend so much of my traveling on Pidgeot that I'm out of shape."
After traveling far enough, Falkner reached the Pokemon Center. He went inside and sat down in the main room. He looked around for a nurse. It seemed that all the nurses were busy. Some were getting ready for the harvest festival, while others were helping patients.
At last, Falkner saw a nurse walk up to him. The nurse had pink hair, green eyes, and was wearing a nurse outfit. It was Nurse Amy.
"Hello, Falkner," said Nurse Amy. "What brings you here?"
"Morty's not feeling well," said Falkner.
"What's wrong with Morty?" asked Nurse Amy.
"He's come down with a high fever," said Falkner, "and he's really burning up."
"Oh dear," said Nurse Amy. "I guess he can come over."
"I'm afraid he can't do that," said Falkner. "Can you come over to Morty's? He's so sick, he can't get out of bed. I think he has a fever." Luckily, the doctors and nurses in Johto still made house visits sometimes. The person had to be sick enough so they could not get out of bed.
Nurse Amy thought about it for a moment, and then she decided that she would visit Morty.
"Okay," said Nurse Amy. "I will go over to his house."
Jasmine, the Gym Leader of Olivine City, was also present. She was sitting in a chair and she was wearing a white dress. She looked at Falkner and smiled.
"Morty's sick?" she asked.
"I'm afraid so," said Falkner. "I'm bringing Nurse Amy over to check Morty out."
"I'll come with you," said Jasmine. "I would love to see Morty."
"Good," said Falkner. "Let's go see Morty."
Jasmine, Falkner, and Nurse Amy left the Pokemon center. Nurse Amy brought a bag full of medical tools so she could detect Morty's illness. They walked through the streets of Ecruteak City and looked around. They saw that the Bell Tower was decorated for the occasion. Even the Burned Tower was getting a few decorations.
"We must hurry," said Nurse Amy.
"That we must," said Jasmine. "I hope Morty isn't in too much pain."
At last, the three reached Morty's house. They saw Lester and Augusta in the front. They were sweeping the ground.
"Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Lenoir," said Jasmine.
"Hello, Jasmine," said Lester. "I see that you brought the nurse."
"It's good to see you again," said Nurse Amy. "I am here to see your son."
"Thanks for coming," said Augusta.
"Where is Morty?" asked Nurse Amy.
"Morty's upstairs," said Augusta. "He's lying down in bed. He's asleep right now. You might want to be quiet so it doesn't wake him. Let Morty wake up on his own."
"Very well then," said Jasmine. "Let's go inside."
Jasmine, Falkner, and Nurse Amy went inside Morty's house. They walked up the stairs and made a right. They found Morty's room. Nurse Amy knocked on the door, and then she opened it up.
The three people went into the room. Jasmine looked to see Morty. He was lying down in his bed, feeling sick. Nurse Amy walked up to him. She took a thermometer out of her bag and put it in Morty's mouth so she could take his temperature. After about a minute, Nurse Amy took it out.
"102 degrees," said Nurse Amy. "That is Morty's temperature."
"Oh no," said Jasmine.
"Don't worry about it," said Nurse Amy. "I think that Morty won't need too much worry. Mostly, what he needs is some rest." She put a warm, wet rag on Morty's forehead and kept it there.
"I'll close the window," said Falkner. "My father always did that when I was sick. Yep, the room should be as dark as possible." Falkner went up to Morty's window. He rolled down the window shutter and closed the purple curtains. "There. That's better."
"I'll go tell Mr. and Mrs. Lenoir about what to do with their son," said Nurse Amy. "You two can stay with Morty as long as you'd like to."
"I would love to," said Jasmine. "It would make me happy. But first, I must tell his parents something."
Nurse Amy left the room and told Morty's parents what to do about their sick son. Then she left and went back to the Pokemon Center. Jasmine and Falkner decided to talk to Morty's parents.
"Mr. and Mrs. Lenoir," said Jasmine, "I think I will do some of Morty's chores while I am there."
"I will help out as well," said Falkner. He quietly talked to Jasmine. "I love Morty's parents. They always have jobs for us."
"I'm glad you offered to help," said Augusta. "We'll lay out some chores for you later."
"Okay, Mrs. Lenoir," said Jasmine. "We'll go back and check on Morty."
"Mr. Lenoir," asked Falkner, "can I play some of Morty's video games?"
"Sure," said Lester. "By the way, Eusine might stop by later. He's not staying for dinner. But he wouldn't mind hanging out here for a while. After all, he is an old friend of the family."
"Sure thing," said Jasmine.
Falkner went downstairs to play some video games. Jasmine went back to Morty's room. She decided to wait and see if Morty would wake up.
"I promise to take care of you," Jasmine told Morty. "You can count on me."
Meanwhile, Morty was dreaming. He was dreaming of being at the harvest festival. He was wearing the same outfit mentioned in the previous chapter. He was walking through the festival. Eventually, he saw Jasmine, who looked at him lovingly. She was wearing a light green kimono. The two of them greeted each other. Then they walked over to the stage where the Kimono Girls were dancing. Morty and Jasmine danced under the stage.
Eventually, Morty woke up. He looked at Jasmine and saw her holding his hand. He smiled.
"Jasmine!" said Morty. "Good to see you! What brings you here?"
"I was here to help you," said Jasmine. "How are you feeling?"
"Sick," said Morty. "But it makes me happy that I get to see you."
"I promised that I'd help out around the house," said Jasmine. "I will help each and every day until you're better."
"Thanks," said Morty. "I was dreaming. I saw us at the harvest festival."
"That's wonderful!" said Jasmine. "Nurse Amy came to visit. She left some medicine. I want you to take it later. Falkner is here too, but he went to play your video games." Morty laughed at that. "But he'll help out with the preparations too. By the way, Eusine is coming as well. He's looking forward to the festival. He says there's lots of eligible ladies."
"That Eusine," said Morty. "He's so weird. He's hitting on a lot of girls lately."
"I know," said Jasmine.
The two of them laughed.
"It's almost lunchtime," said Jasmine. "I know you can't eat much, though."
"That's okay," said Morty. "I don't need to eat right now. I just want to rest. I'm looking forward to seeing him."
After a while, Lester came up with a list.
"I have a list of things for us to work on," said Lester.
Jasmine looked at the list.
"Okay," she said. "I'll be glad to help." She turned to Morty. "See you later."
"Sure thing, Jasmine!" said Morty.
Jasmine and Lester left the room.
